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January 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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The Kids Online Safety Act passed in the Senate with a 91-3 vote

But Mike Johnson made sure the bill didn’t come up for a vote in the House

So Mark Zuckerberg will make more money-by exploiting children

REPUBLICANS AREN’T ON OUR SIDE

They’re working for billionaires

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Mark Zuckerberg and Meta got a big win. They have the House GOP to thank. — POLITICO
The billionaire and his company needed Speaker Mike Johnson's help to stop legislation that would have regulated social media for the first time.
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December 25, 2024 at 10:50 PM
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From @marcelias.bsky.social: "To be clear, the United States is not yet an illiberal democracy, but the movement towards it has accelerated in the weeks since the election. What is most disturbing is that Trump has not yet even taken power." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
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December 22, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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If you want to protect your money, you need the CFPB. The agency has returned billions to Americans & protects workers from predatory lenders. Trump & Musk want it gone. Without it, the winners are them & the losers are us. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra joins me at 11a on #Velshi.
December 21, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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Republicans would rather cut taxes for billionaire donors than fund research for children with cancer.

That is why our country is on the brink of a government shutdown that will crash the economy, hurt working class Americans and likely be the longest in history.

Welcome back to the MAGA swamp.
December 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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“Elon Musk and SpaceX have repeatedly failed to comply with federal reporting protocols aimed at protecting state secrets...

“Concerns about the reporting practices — and particularly about Musk — have triggered at least three federal reviews…

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/t...
Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules
Federal agencies have opened at least three reviews into whether the company and its leader complied with disclosure protocols intended to protect state secrets, people with knowledge of the matter sa...
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:57 PM